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Pronounce Controversial as K OW N T R OW V EH R S IY AH L.

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    • Traditional IPA representation of controversial: /koʊntroʊvɛrsɪæl/
    • Modern IPA representation of controversial: /cɒntrɒvɛrsɪæl/

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    List of meaning for controversial

    something that is the subject of typically heated public disagreement

    controversial(adj)

    marked by or capable of arousing controversy

    "the issue of the death penalty is highly controversial"; "Rushdie's controversial book"; "a controversial decision on affirmative action"

    relating to or causing the expression of opposing opinions

    tried to avoid controversial topics over the holiday dinner table

    given to arguing

    controversial by temperament, she's the sort of political attack dog who kills all hope of bipartisanship

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    controversial in sentence

    1. Because the evidence surrounding the case was so controversial and vague, the end result was a hung jury, and the man on trial did not get convicted one way or another.

    2. Because the proscription of certain books was commonplace years ago, many libraries and schools banned controversial classics like “To Kill a Mockingbird” and “The Great Gatsby.”

    3. Often politicians will use a controversial subject as a red herring to distract the media from important issues that they would rather not address.

    4. 3. At the time, it was considered a controversial decision for the American colonies to revolt against Britain, the very country they hailed from.

    5. Despite the President’s efforts to chide the reporters at the press conference for getting off-topic, they continued to pursue the same controversial line of questioning.

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    Quotes and sayings containing the term controversial

    I describe myself as a scholar and public intellectual interested in going more deeply into controversial public events, although some may see [my theories] as beyond the pale, I am doing what we should be doing as academics.

    – James Tracy

    If men were equally at risk from this condition -- if they knew their bellies might swell as if they were suffering from end-stage cirrhosis, that they would have to go nearly a year without a stiff drink, a cigarette, or even an aspirin, that they would be subject to fainting spells and unable to fight their way onto commuter trains -- then I am sure that pregnancy would be classified as a sexually transmitted disease and abortions would be no more controversial than emergency appendectomies.

    – Barbara Ehrenreich

    I was looking forward to asking Secretary Ross why Secretary Ross misled me during Secretary Ross last appearance, one year ago, when Secretary Ross asserted that Commerce Department was' the one who made the request' to include a controversial citizenship question on the Census.

    – Patrick Leahy

    Princess Diana was very much loved, princess Diana was a controversial figure in some respects, but not to me. I loved Princess Diana because Princess Diana did so much for AIDS and she was a great friend to me. We had a falling out, but we reconciled in the end. It was an extraordinary summer. Gianni Versace was murdered [ on July 15, 1997 ], and then Diana rang me up and we reconciled. And six weeks later, I ’m in the same house, and she’s dead. It was extraordinary, and I just could n’t believe what was going on.

    – Elton John

    The university punishes students based on how controversial or offensive their words are. Well, by nature, the most controversial ideas will be the ones that are least present, and in college campuses it’s overwhelmingly conservative ideas that are not present, so it’s going to be conservative students that are facing the brunt of this, any student, it doesn’t matter political affiliation, no student should have to fear bringing up ideas that may make people a little uncomfortable.

    – Cabot Phillips

    Filibustering to death the Gorsuch nomination -- or any presidential nomination, for that matter -- flies in the face of 230 years of Senate tradition, throughout the Senate's history, approval of even the most controversial presidential nominations has required only a majority vote.

    – Lamar Alexander

    The only way that happens is when we are forced to govern by consensus. That is, build sufficient votes in order to have some stability and durability of the laws we pass. Things like Medicare and Social Security, those were controversial in their day, but there was bipartisan consensus that supported them and that's why they remain today.

    – John Cornyn

    We have to take on the gun lobby one more time, at the very least, we need to keep guns out of the hands of domestic abusers, people with serious mental challenges, terrorists, all of whom now are perfectly free to go and find a gun somewhere. This is a controversial issue, I am well aware of that. But I think it is the height of irresponsibility not to talk about it. So I will talk about it.

    – Hillary Clinton

    Today's dual rulings on the transgender ban allow the controversial policy to go into effect for now, but also allow the appeals to go forward in the lower courts, the government had asked the Justices to take the issue up even before the appeals courts could rule. Even though Supreme Court denied that request, the fact that Supreme Court is allowing the policy to go into effect suggests not only that it will eventually take the case on the merits, but also that five of the Justices believe the government is likely to prevail if and when Supreme Court happens.

    – Steve Vladeck

    There are many controversial issues regarding housemaids, including working hours and off-days.

    – Nyunt Win

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